All those lost years, lost energy and lost opportunities. The closure drove Mr Moore to create something that was sustainable. BFX Furniture owner Denis Moore employs more than 180 Coast workers. Picture: Patrick Woods. At 18, he turned his back on a potential career as a fitter and turner and headed overseas. I had no ambition at all because I didn t know what the world was made up of besides cane paddocks, he said. I didn t know what it was but I thought there was something else out there for me to do. As it turned out, it was creating one of the biggest manufacturing companies in Queensland.